morsel

FREQ #26956

n. 一口, 少量, 小片

发音

UK /ˈmɔːsəl/
US /ˈmɔɹsəl/

词形变化

morsels 复数 morsels morseled morseling morselled morselling morsels 三单 morseling 现在分词 morselling 现在分词 morseled 过去式 morseled 过去分词 morselled 过去式 morselled 过去分词

别名

morcel morsal mossle

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A small fragment or share of something, commonly applied to food.

  2. 2.

    A mouthful of food.

  3. 3.

    A very small amount.

v.
  1. 1.

    To divide into small pieces.

    及物
  2. 2.

    To feed with small pieces of food.

    废旧 罕用 及物

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

bit bite

上位词 2

taste mouthful

下位词 9

plug chew quid wad crumb sop chaw cud sops

相关短语

Adam's morsel

词源

From Middle English morsel, from Old French morsel, from Medieval Latin morsellum (“a bit, a little piece”), diminutive of Latin morsum (“a bit”), neuter of morsus, perfect passive participle of mordeo (“to bite”). Compare French morceau, whence the English doublet morceau.

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